Episodes
On this episode, I present Silver Screen Social’s 2nd annual panel, THE SOUNDS OF THE 62ND ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, featuring the following panelists:  Bård Farbu - re-recording mixer and sound designer - No Other Land James Harrison - supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer - Blitz - Oscar nominee for Best Sound (No Time to Die) - BAFTA Award nominee for Best Sound (No Time to Die) - 12x Golden Reel Award nominee - BAFTA Television Craft Award nominee for Best...
Published 10/31/24
Published 10/31/24
On this episode, I spoke to editors Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid about their work on Saturday Night.  MORE ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT: At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor,...
Published 10/29/24
On this extremely special episode, I spoke to Andra Day about her work on Exhibiting Forgiveness. Day is an Oscar nominee, a Critics Choice Award nominee, a Golden Globe winner, a Grammy winner, and an Emmy winner - just to name a few of her accolades.  MORE ABOUT EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS:  Tarrell (André Holland) is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha (Day), and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his...
Published 10/15/24
On this episode, I spoke to cinematographer Sam Levy about his work on His Three Daughters.  Levy is an award-winning cinematographer known for his work on the films Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig), Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach), Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt), Rothaniel (Bo Burnham) and Mayday (Karen Cinorre). MORE ABOUT HIS THREE DAUGHTERS: A tense, touching and funny portrait of family dynamics follows three estranged sisters as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing...
Published 10/08/24
Welcome back to Silver Screen Social, listeners! I am your host Jackson Vickery. On this episode, I spoke to composers John Gürtler and Jan Miserre about their work on “The Outrun”.  John Gürtler and Jan Miserre, both born in 1981, are award-winning composers known for their collaborative work in film music, particularly in international co-productions. John Gürtler, a London-born, Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, is recognized for his ability to create diverse and emotionally...
Published 10/04/24
On this episode, I spoke to sound designer Luke Gibleon and co-supervising sound editor Paul P. Soucek about their work on The Fall Guy.  Gibleon is a 5x Emmy nominee for his work on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Masters of the Air, The Underground Railroad, El Camino and Twin Peaks. He is also a 4x MPSE Golden Reel Award winner for his work on The Underground Railroad, Greyhound, Togo and El Camino. He has also been nominated for The Continental, John Wick: Chapter 4, John Wick: Chapter 3 -...
Published 09/13/24
On this episode, I spoke to directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae about their work on Daughters.  Natalie Rae is an award-winning director devoting much of her career to women’s rights. Her work has been commissioned by the U.N. and Gates Foundation. She is the recipient of two Cannes Young Lions nominations. Working with artists such as Leon Bridges, H.E.R., Anderson Paak, Rae brings a distinct style and effervescent energy to music videos, commercials, and now her first feature...
Published 08/29/24
On this episode, I spoke to cinematographer Lachlan Milne about his work on Lady in the Lake.  Lachlan Milne is an award-winning director of photography, whose work ranges from Academy Award winning dramas to global smash TV series. Milne’s work on the acclaimed 2021 film Minari saw him nominated for a Critics Choice Award, Online Film & Television Association Award, and CinEuphoria Award among others. He has twice been awarded by the New Zealand Cinematographers Society for Minari and...
Published 08/28/24
On this episode, I spoke to three wonderful creatives from the Mary & George team, including makeup and hair designer Paul Gooch, production designer Helen Scott and costume designer Annie Symons. Gooch is an Oscar nominee for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, a BAFTA Award winner Alice in Wonderland, an Emmy nominee, and a Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award winner. Scott is a BAFTA Television Craft Award winner for Small Axe, a Royal Television Society Craft &...
Published 08/26/24
On this episode, I spoke to four wonderful creatives from the Fellow Travelers team, including editors Christopher Donaldson, ACE, Wendy Hallam Martin, ACE and Lara Johnston. After that chat, I spoke to makeup department head Jordan Samuel. Donaldson and I spoke back on an earlier episode of the podcast about his work on Sarah Polley’s Women Talking. He is a Canadian Cinema Editors Award winner and a 2x Directors Guild of Canada Craft Award winner. Hallam Martin is also a past guest,...
Published 08/22/24
On this episode, I spoke to directors Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat about their work on Sugarcane.  The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where the film won the Directing Award in the U.S. Documentary category. The film has since gone on to multiple festivals and won awards at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival and the Sarasota Film Festival. Just to name a few, and surely not the last.   The film is now open...
Published 08/09/24
On this episode, I spoke to writer and director Michael Sarnoski about his work on A Quiet Place: Day One.  Sarnoski is a DGA Award nominee (Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film for Pig), a Gotham Independent Film Award nominee (Best Feature for Pig), an Independent Spirit Award winner (Best First Screenplay for Pig) and a National Board of Review Award winner (Best Directorial Debut for Pig). 
Published 07/10/24
On this episode, we have a two-parter. First up, we have cinematographer Jac Fitzgerald to talk about her work on “Masters of the Air.” After that, we will have our conversation with production designer Chris Seagers about his work on “Masters of the Air.” 
Published 06/26/24
On this episode, I spoke to Grammy, Emmy and SCL Award-winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera about his work on Lessons in Chemistry.  Rivera is a 2x Emmy winner for Godless (Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music) and The Queen's Gambit (Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score). He is also a Grammy winner for The Queen's Gambit (Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media). Finally, he is an SCL Award winner for Lessons in...
Published 06/24/24
On this episode, I spoke to editors Joshua Raymond Lee and David O. Rogers about their work on Ripley.  David O. Rogers has worked in film and television post production for over 25 years, learning the business as an assistant editor on projects large and small - Men In Black, Chinese Coffee, Garden State, The Stepford Wives, The Night Of.  After writing and directing (and editing) some successful short films, including the award-winning The Light of Eons, he has stepped into the editor’s...
Published 06/21/24
On this episode, I spoke to editors Simon Brasse and Daniel Greenway about their work on The Crown.  Brasse is known for Pachinko and Black Doves.  Greenway, a Royal Television Society Award and BAFTA Television Craft Award nominee, is known for Merkel, The Terror and Humans.
Published 06/20/24
On this episode, I spoke to Oscar and Emmy nominated costume designer Danny Glicker about his work on The Sympathizer.  Glicker is an…  -Oscar nominee for Milk in the Best Achievement in Costume Design category -CDG Award winner for Transamerica in the Excellence in Contemporary Film category and a 2x nominee for Up in the Air and Milk -Primetime Emmy nominee for Angelyne in the Outstanding Period Costumes category
Published 06/20/24
On this episode, I spoke to supervising sound editor and sound designer Dane A. Davis, dialogue editor and re-recording mixer Matt Vowles and sound effects editor and re-recording mixer Lisle Engle about their work on Expats. Dane A Davis is an…  -Oscar winner for The Matrix -BAFTA Film Award winner for The Matrix -2x Emmy Award nominee -Motion Picture Sound Editors Career Achievement Award winner -4x Golden Reel Award winner for Gotti, The Matrix, Treasure Planet and Return to House...
Published 06/17/24
On this episode, I spoke to supervising sound editor Jack Whittaker, re-recording mixer Michael Minkler and re-recording mixer Duncan McRae about their work on “Masters of the Air” Jack Whittaker is an… -Emmy winner for “Generation Kill” -11x Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award nominee (Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film for “Coco”)  Michael Minkler is a…  -3x Oscar winner for...
Published 06/16/24
On this episode, I spoke to composer Jeff Toyne about his work on Palm Royale.  Palm Royale stars Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Carol Burnett.
Published 06/13/24
On this episode, I spoke to composer Martin Phipps about his work on The Crown.  Phipps is a 7x Emmy nominee, a 2x Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award winner, a 3x BAFTA Television Craft Award nominee and a 2x Society of Composers and Lyricists Award nominee and an Ivor Novello Award winner for his work on The Honorable Woman. 
Published 06/10/24
On this episode, I spoke to production designer Brandon Tonner-Connolly about his work on I Saw the TV Glow. Tonner-Connolly is an ADG Award Winner for Reservation Dogs in the Half Hour Single-Camera Series category. 
Published 06/06/24
On this episode, I spoke to supervising sound editor Brian Armstrong, re-recording mixer Steve Pederson and re-recording mixer Greg Russell about their work on Shōgun.  Brian Armstrong, supervising sound editor, is a…  -3x Emmy nominee (2x for Westworld and 1x Deadpool: The Movie) and a 1x MPSE Golden Reel Award winner for Westworld (Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media) Steve Pederson, re-recording mixer, is an... -Oscar...
Published 05/23/24
On this episode, I spoke to composer Paul Leonard-Morgan about his work on Fellow Travelers. Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey.  Leonard-Morgan is an Emmy nominee, a 2x BAFTA nominee, and a Cinema Eye Honors Award nominee. 
Published 05/20/24